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| When learning how to meditate the important | | | | in. |
| thing is to start somewhere. You can always | | | | Once you've reached the relaxed state, slowly |
| improve your meditation techniques once you've | | | | close your eyes. Slow down your breathing. |
| started but if you don't apply any techniques on | | | | Obviously you should still breathe, but make each |
| how to meditate then you've got nowhere. | | | | breath conscious. Take a long, slow deep breath in |
| So, the following are tips on how to meditate for | | | | and then slowly exhale. Count each breath for a |
| beginners. Meditation experts will use the same | | | | few seconds. A couple of seconds at first, then |
| techniques but they will likely apply them more | | | | slowly increase the time. You'll be surprised how |
| often, so if you're looking to learn how to deep | | | | soon you become relaxed when you consciously |
| meditate, you should start here first. | | | | breathe. This is the start and is how many |
| Make sure that you find a quiet place when you | | | | beginners learn how to meditate. |
| apply these techniques of how to meditate. | | | | In this state, you can start to meditate. Just |
| Find a place that you are unlikely to be disturbed. | | | | focus on one thing. It could be the sounds you |
| It could be a bedroom, a garden or an open | | | | hear in the distance, your breathing, anything that |
| space with plenty of fresh air. Gentle background | | | | you're comfortable with. The focus of your |
| noises while you answer the question "how does | | | | meditation may drift - that's perfectly normal. |
| one learn to meditate" are fine. A running stream, | | | | When you sense a drift, just quietly bring your |
| bird song or even crickets chirping are fantastic | | | | focus back. This is one of the simplest techniques |
| background noises. The sound of cars racing along | | | | of how to meditate that you can learn. Once you |
| a highway is less likely to give you the sense of | | | | start to meditate this way, you'll find it easier and |
| calmness while you learn how to meditate. | | | | easier to move into a state of meditation. |
| Once you've found your quiet place, you need to | | | | Often it's the simplest techniques that work best. |
| start to relax. One of the easiest ways I've found | | | | Don't be fooled by these techniques on how to |
| is to relax each part in the body in turn. Starting | | | | meditate, just because they are simple. Simple |
| with your feet and working your way up to your | | | | meditation techniques are often the best ones. |
| head, slowly relax each part of your body. Then | | | | Especially since they can be performed almost |
| keep that part relaxed whilst you start relaxing | | | | anywhere and at any time. So the next time you |
| the next body part. | | | | need to calm yourself down, practice one of |
| This starting technique for how to meditate may | | | | these simple meditation techniques for a few |
| take a bit of learning - generally we seem to | | | | quiet minutes. You'll be amazed at how well they |
| have forgotten how to relax as we have learned | | | | work! |